Daily Republican., 1887-10-03
Will tho Republic Endure Another
Century?

Century?
A large congregation assem bled yes.
terday evening to listen TO the sermon
OF the Rsv. j. W. Boothe, VIII the Re.
pubic Endure Another Century? Be.
fore commencing his sermon, Mr..
Boothe desired to state that he was not
politician. That he hated politics, be.
cause he wishes 70 keep clean fingers.
He bad been judged BY some to be q
Dom ocrat, and By some . Republican.
1t did not concern any one what be
WAS.
Mr.. Boothe took ~ his text the first
part OF the 20.h verse OF the lA7tb
Psalm: HE hath not dealt 10 with
any nation" Some people he aaid liks
TO spread the wings OF the American
eagle, and invite every one to Its en-
brace. but The oAlmer and more iBtelli
gent thinkers however are disposed to
think that this eagle will 6roop its
proud head - other eagles have done.
He believed this nation to be child of
providence. All nations are that g cd
hath dealt with this nation ss he never
dealt with any other; and yet God often
destroys the children Of his prov idence.
Woe TO the nAtion that 10 exatt d, for IL
shall be brought down.
Mr.. Boothe said he was an American,
that he believed In everything that Is
Americt and In very little that 10 for.
eign. Only In what 10 good Of foreign
things. He believed IN American
labor, In American education and In
American thought. He would 20 90
far, he said, ~ to say he believed In an
American eloop with . centre board.
He believed the Americans the noblest
people on earth. With Mr.. Gladstone,
he believed that fostered and unchecked
America would eventually rule the
world. Our nation may be more stable
than others. 1t 10 more stable than
ENGLAND, for 1t 10 probable that Wales
will be the last king, II he ever 10 king;
and Germany will surely 60 to pieces
when that iron tyrant Bismarck is no
more. Ancient republics have fallen,
and they have been composed OF supe
rior elements to ours.
Mr' boothe then spoke briefly on the
land question. This he said was the
cause Of great deal Of trouble in every
country OF Europe to day, and unless
the thing WAS checked The same evil
would come upon us. He did not be-
lieve In the Henry George theory.
Foreign syndicAtes, he said, were buy.
ing mp our land, and the country was
thus becoming to DO owned By foreign.
ers who had no tastes In common with
Us, and who hated our free institutiors.
No one should own m ocre OF land who
was not an American oitixen. Tho land
was also being stolen by railway corpo-
rations. In respect to emigration not
foreigner loves liberty az we do. He
comes TO this country simply because
he can live better,
Another thing threatening q the sta bility
Of this nation, the speaker said, was
Catholicism. No loyal catholic, he
said could In his opinion becsme o
good American citizen rs ell the priests
sworn allegiance 70 the Pope bsfore
every ihins else.
Tho third thing affecting the stability
wa5 intemperanoe. He then showed
that q great majority OF the liquor
dealers, wholesalers and brewers, were
foreigners.
The Government, the speaker said
was partner In making Grim iusls by
legislsting In fAvor Of liquor. 1t is the
duty OF the Government to lessen crime
and this certainly cannot be done by
legislAting in favor Of liquor TRAFFIC.
In conclusion the speaker stated that
this WAS the trinity that threatened
the liability OF our nation. The only
thing that could save It Was the cbris-
tisn church. 1t holds the ba lance of
power, and unless 1t strives to check
them the curse OF God will surely be
upon It
The christians, Mr.. Boothe WAS sorry
to say, thought more of their vote as
Democrat or As Reps blican than for
their vote for Jesus Christ. He exhorted
has lsx1 a. azN H.. -Nal.
party. but As an Intelligent christian.
Neither party, he said, dare to strike q
blow at these evils, for II they did 1t
would be the death knell OF the party.
He exhortsd them TO vote for the good
and not the destruction Of the country
that gave them birth.
The sermon WAS . mastery one, we'll
written and showed excellent thought.
II WAS listened to with marked atten-
tion throughout. At the conclusion the
hymn America was sung.